K-12 Workshops

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  • Use the button below to jump to a listing of all of our consultants who present workshops in the K–12 sector. Note that not every consultant listed presents all workshops… View Article


  • FW100 – A Framework for Understanding Poverty: 10 Actions to Educate Students

  • Explore class differences and 10 actions you can implement in the classroom to improve the success of low-SES students. This workshop is based on Ruby Payne’s book A Framework for… View Article


  • Emotional Poverty in All Demographics: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom

  • Every evening on the news, there are multiple stories about violence and anger erupting. Workplace and school violence are increasingly a reality. Using a brain-based approach, this session looks at… View Article


  • FW105 – Research-Based Strategies

  • Serve under-resourced students with hands-on techniques that help you narrow and then close the achievement gap. Reduce planning time, improve effectiveness, and develop more immediate, reliable intervention strategies. Most importantly,… View Article


  • FW115 – Raising Achievement with 9 Systemic Processes

  • Learn nine teacher-friendly processes designed to raise student achievement. This comprehensive model for school improvement uses simple processes in a collegial model that takes less time and yields strong results. Apply… View Article


  • How the African-American Experience Affects the Classroom and Strategies for Success

  • The message in the data is clear: Current research shows that African-American students, particularly males, lag behind in graduation rates, lead in discipline referrals, and are more likely to be suspended… View Article


  • Working with African-American Boys: Strategies for Listening and Learning Together

  • This workshop discusses the black experience and historical perceptions of African Americans in school systems with class distinctions. The workshop shares an overview of information from Boys in Crisis and… View Article


  • Boys in Crisis: Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It

  • Boys account for 85% of the discipline problems in schools. They also constitute the largest populations in special education, Title I, and those who have reading and writing problems. Boys… View Article


  • FW500 – Trainer Certification

  • People who have experienced A Framework for Understanding Poverty often wonder how they can take the information back to effect change in their own organizations. Trainer certification goes in depth… View Article


  • FW380 – The R Rules Facilitator Training

  • Sustainable communities need anti-poverty efforts that start early, long before students graduate and begin working. The R Rules gives students in middle and high schools life skills to manage the… View Article


  • FW320 – The Paraprofessional: A Key to Student Success

  • Paraprofessional training should share these key understandings and skills for working with students, teachers, and parents. Responsive strategies build a culture of excellence and trust in coordinating and delivering services… View Article


  • FW390 – Working with Students

  • Classroom management can be a challenge even for the most experienced teacher. Working with Students gives you tools and strategies that improve classroom management and discipline. You’ll learn to: Improve… View Article


  • FW340 – Working with Parents

  • Ever felt like parents think you’re speaking a different language? Understanding the mindsets of diverse economic classes helps teachers improve communication with the parents of their students. Gain quick and… View Article


  • FW399 – Understanding Hispanic/Latino Students and Their Parents

  • Hispanic/Latino students have the highest dropout rate. Many experience cultural tension in school when behaviors are misinterpreted as rude or disengaged but are actually a result of cultural upbringing. This… View Article


  • FW225 – Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading

  • Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading provides a powerful decoding strategy. Use it with any conventional reading program! Hand signs prompt associations between letters and the sounds they represent. The best… View Article


  • FW345 – Removing the Mask: Identifying and Serving Gifted Students from Poverty

  • School districts struggle to identify giftedness in students from poverty. Do the demographics of your gifted and talented program accurately reflect the demographics of your campus? If not, this book… View Article


  • FW310 – Owning Your Classroom: Discipline and Working with Parents

  • Student behavior and conduct are major concerns of educators today. Participants in this training develop classroom management systems that give students opportunities to redeem themselves following disciplinary action. Using student… View Article


  • FW375 – Motivation: How to Motivate Students to Increase Performance

  • All people are born with intrinsic motivation and a natural tendency to seek challenges and opportunities to learn. This tendency operates robustly—under certain conditions. Explore the conditions that encourage intrinsic… View Article


  • FW350 – Evening Workshop with Parents

  • This workshop provides parents with information and practical strategies designed to help their children achieve success at home and at school. Topics include: Communication skills Discipline strategies Planning behaviors This… View Article


  • FW 335 – Engage and Graduate Your Secondary Students: Preventing Dropouts

  • This professional development presents an innovative approach to engaging struggling students by forging relationships of mutual respect. Prevent dropouts in grades 7–12, especially among under-resourced learners. Participants will get an… View Article


  • FW400 – Consulting/Academic Coaching

  • Teachers benefit greatly from follow-up and educational support in small group sessions. Academic coaching assists teachers in embedding the concepts, strategies, and processes from the foundational trainings into their daily… View Article


  • Pre-K to Grade 2 – Preventive Discipline and Students out of Control

  • What do we do when the student who is out of control is between four and seven years old? It’s hard to reason with a child who has limited vocabulary… View Article